Best Black Friday Deals in Utica

Black Friday shopping may be a thing of the past with more stores opening earlier this year. Many opened at midnight for the first time last year to keep up with demand. This year, some stores are opening Thanksgiving night to the disappointment of many workers who want to spend the day eating turkey with family.

Last year I found this amazing website bfads.net that has all the deals. Again this year I put together the best deals with links to the ads and where each store is located so you don't get lost. It's a one stop shop, before you shop, thanks to BFAds.

1. Walmart

opening at 8 Thanksgiving nightWal-Mart is getting an early start on Black Friday shopping by opening at 8 Thanksgiving night. They also have a '1-Hour In-Stock Guarante'" on 3 deals: the Emerson 32" HDTV for $148, the LG Blu-ray Player for $38 and the Apple iPad 2 w/ $75 Gift Card for $399. If they run out between 10pm to 11pm on Thanksgiving Day you can get a 'Guarantee Card' to ensure you get the item before Christmas at the Black Friday price.

Walmart has locations in North Utica, New Hartford, Oneida, Herkimer and Rome.

4. Best Buy

opening at midnightBest Buy will again be opening their doors at midnight this year, despite others opening on Thanksgiving night. However to minimize chaos, Best Buy employees will be handing out claim tickets for the door-busters up to 2 hours prior to opening. Online shoppers can get an early start on things by shopping BestBuy.com on Thanksgiving Day.

5. Kohl's

opening at midnightKohl's 'Operation: Black Friday' sale starts midnight Thanksgiving with over 500 early-bird specials lasting until 1pm Friday. Online shoppers can get an early start as sales start at 12:01am CST on Wednesday, November 23 - two full days before the in-store sales are set to begin!